Programmes in crisis – avoid or recover
Sometimes, major projects and programmes fall into big trouble and many of the causes can be traced to just a few things that are recoverable. Lets talk about a few….
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Author: Paul Thwaite
Architectural and Technical Debt
There is a hidden and growing problem in many organisation that they are quite unaware of how it can damage and in some cases destroy a business. Do you feel like getting anything done is like dragging an anchor? Maybe its the curse of the hidden architecture and technical debt?
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So what do architects do?
For many the work of architecture in business and enterprises is a mystery, but remove this shroud and you will find a team that are the the heart of any successful organisation…so what do they do?
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The Glossary
It may sound boring, but information and data is nothing without this. But what is it and does anyone actually use it? Lets find out……
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Information Flows
Information flows are the arteries through which information flows between systems, business units or with external and internal partners so it is important we design and manage these well….
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Developing a logical data model
The power of a logical data model is immeasurable but if you don’t have one, how do you start to create one? Lets help guide you….
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Strategy in the Enterprise
Having a clear enterprise vision allows us to develop a strategy to aim for the destination, yet how clear is your strategy, does it align with other business unit and department strategies and all align with the vision? Do you have the tools to course correct when things inevitably try and take you off course? Imagine the power of having a powerful, clear and aligned strategy…..
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Vision in the Enterprise
It all starts with a vision, but how strong and clear is your organisations, your business units or divisions? Are they aligned or are they fuzzy and seem to change every couple of years following another round of consultancy?
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The role of the enterprise architect in the organisation
Large and mid-sized enterprises have often been forced to develop the IT architect role and call it enterprise architecture – it isn’t. Yet if CIO’s and CEO’s could see the power of having mature and well run enterprise architecture in place then i think (in fact i know) they would not hesitate…….
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Right Sized Architecture Governance
Everybody loves governance (not) mainly because it always seems another stage that is simply their to slow down progress, but done right it can empower and ensure that all of your hard work is visible and recognised. But how do you introduce the right governance?
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